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====Tropical cyclones==== {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" ! style="width:120px;"| Event ! style="width:120px;"| Date ! Country ! Description ! References |- | [[Typhoon Megi (2010)|Typhoon Megi]] | 18 October 2010 | {{flag|Philippines}} | Typhoon Megi, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Juan, hit the Philippines, killing at least 69 and causing US$709 million in damage. |<ref name="first landfall">{{cite news |work=BBC News |date=18 October 2010 |title=Super Typhoon Megi hits northern Philippines |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11562238 |access-date=14 October 2011}}</ref> |- |[[Hurricane Irene]] | 22 August 2011 | {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Bahamas}}{{flag|Turks and Caicos}} | Hurricane Irene, the first hurricane and major hurricane of the [[2011 Atlantic hurricane season]], caused devastation on various islands in the Caribbean and the East Coast of the United States, killing 49 and causing almost $14.2 billion in damages. |- | [[Tropical Storm Washi]] | 16 December 2011 | {{flag|Philippines}} | Tropical Storm Washi, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Sendong, caused catastrophic damage on the [[Philippines|Philippine]] island of [[Mindanao]]. More than 1,000 died and thousands were injured or missing. |<ref name="Telegraph1">{{cite news |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=17 December 2011 |title=Hundreds die as tropical storm Washi sweeps across Philippines |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/8963157/Hundreds-die-as-tropical-storm-Washi-sweeps-across-Philippines.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/philippines/8963157/Hundreds-die-as-tropical-storm-Washi-sweeps-across-Philippines.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- | [[Hurricane Sandy]] | 25 October 2012 | Various | [[Hurricane Sandy]] caused immense destruction in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and the United States, leaving at least 233 dead. It became the largest Atlantic tropical storm ever. |<ref>{{Cite journal |doi=10.1108/DPM-05-2014-0082 |title=Hurricane Sandy mortality in the Caribbean and continental North America |journal=Disaster Prevention and Management |volume=24 |pages=132β148 |year=2015 |last1=Diakakis |first1=Michalis |last2=Deligiannakis |first2=Georgios |last3=Katsetsiadou |first3=Katerina |last4=Lekkas |first4=Efthymios |issue=1 |bibcode=2015DisPM..24..132D}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/10/28/hurricane-sandy-grows-to-largest-atlantic-tropical-storm-ever/ |title=Hurricane Sandy Grows To Largest Atlantic Tropical Storm Ever |date=28 October 2012 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> |- | [[Typhoon Bopha]] | 2 December 2012 | {{flag|Philippines}} | [[Typhoon Bopha]], known in the Philippines as Typhoon Pablo, struck the [[Philippines]], killing at least 650 people and leaving millions more homeless. |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/12/201212102229486150.html |title=Typhoon-hit Philippines appeals for help |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> |- | [[Typhoon Haiyan]] | 7 November 2013 | {{flag|Philippines}} | [[Typhoon Haiyan]], known as Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, hits the Philippines, killing at least 6,000 people, with a thousand more still missing, making it the deadliest [[Tropical cyclone|typhoon]] to ever hit the Philippines. |<ref>{{cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1027966/death-toll-from-typhoon-haiyan-in-philippines-passes-6000-mark/ |title=Death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines passes 6,000 mark |website=Global News |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> |- | [[Hurricane Joaquin]] | 28 September 2015 β 7 October 2015 | {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}}{{flag|Bahamas}}{{flag|Bermuda}}{{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}} | Hurricane Joaquin was a powerful tropical cyclone that devastated several districts of the [[Bahamas]] and caused damage in the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], parts of the [[Greater Antilles]], and [[Bermuda]]. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112015_Joaquin.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112015_Joaquin.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Joaquin |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |date=12 January 2016 |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref> |- | [[Typhoon Melor]] | 13 December 2015 | {{flag|Philippines}} | Typhoon Melor, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Nona, hits the Philippines, killing 42 and causing $136 million in damages. |<ref>{{cite news |title=Typhoon Nona makes landfall in Northern Samar |url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/special-coverage/weather-alert/115927-typhoon-nona-dec14-11am |work=[[Rappler]] |date=13 December 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PAGASA: Typhoon Nona makes landfall over Batag Island, Northern Samar |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html |agency=[[CNN Philippines]] |date=14 December 2015 |access-date=20 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125138/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2015/12/14/PAGASA-Typhoon-Nona-Melor-updates.html |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | [[Cyclone Winston]] | 20 February 2016 | {{flag|Fiji}} | [[Cyclone Winston]] struck [[Fiji]], killing 44 people and causing $1.4 billion in damages, making it the costliest tropical cyclone in South Pacific history. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/ |title=$2.98 billion damage caused by TC Winston |website=Newswire |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617111016/https://www.newswire.com.fj/national/tc-winston/2-98-billion-damage-caused-by-tc-winston/ |archive-date=17 June 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | [[Hurricane Matthew]] | 28 September 2016 β 9 October 2016 | {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}}{{flag|Haiti}}{{flag|Jamaica}}{{flag|Dominican Republic}}{{flag|Bahamas}} | Hurricane Matthew caused catastrophic damage and a [[humanitarian crisis]] in [[Haiti]], as well as widespread devastation in the [[southeastern United States]]. The deadliest Atlantic hurricane since [[Hurricane Stan]] in 2005, it caused extensive damage to landmasses in the [[Greater Antilles]], severe damage in several islands of the [[Bahamas]] and was responsible for 603 fatalities. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142016_Matthew.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142016_Matthew.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Matthew |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |date=7 April 2017 |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref> |- | [[Hurricane Harvey]] | 23 August 2017 | {{flag|United States}} | Hurricane Harvey slams into southeastern [[Texas]] after reorganising over the [[Gulf of Mexico]], causing catastrophic flooding and billions in damages. It became the first major hurricane to make [[landfall]] in the United States since [[Hurricane Wilma]] in [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]]. Total damage from the hurricane was estimated at $125 billion, making it the costliest natural disaster ever in the United States, tied with 2005's [[Hurricane Katrina]]. |<ref>{{cite news |title=Harvey certain to be one of the most expensive natural disasters ever |url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/08/30/news/economy/harvey-cost-most-expensive-disasters/index.html |first=Chris |last=Isidore |work=CNNMoney |date=30 August 2017 |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=NOAACostliest>{{cite report |archive-date=27 January 2018 |url-status=live |date=12 January 2018 |title=Costliest U.S. tropical cyclones tables update |publisher=United States National Hurricane Center |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf |access-date=12 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083930/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/news/UpdatedCostliest.pdf}}</ref> |- | [[Hurricane Irma]] | 30 August 2017 β 16 September 2017 |{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} {{flag|Cuba}} {{flag|United States}} | Hurricane Irma, an extremely powerful and catastrophic [[Cape Verde-type hurricane]], the [[List of Atlantic hurricane records#Intensity|strongest]] observed in the Atlantic since [[Hurricane Wilma|Wilma]] in [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|2005]] in terms of maximum sustained winds. It was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the [[Leeward Islands]] on record. The storm caused catastrophic damage in [[Barbuda]], [[Saint BarthΓ©lemy]], [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint Martin]], [[Anguilla]], and the [[Virgin Islands]] as a Category 5 hurricane. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2017/sep/06/hurricane-irma-caribbean-islands-category-5-storm |title=Caribbean islands suffer huge damage after Irma β as it happened |first1=Matthew |last1=Weaver |first2=Claire |last2=Phipps |first3=Sam |last3=Levin |first4=Jamiles |last4=Lartey |date=7 September 2017 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-41182991 |title=Hurricane Irma causes devastation in the Caribbean |date=7 September 2017 |work=BBC News |access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> |- | [[Hurricane Maria]] | 16 September 2017 β 3 October 2017 | {{flag|Puerto Rico}}{{flag|Dominica}} | Hurricane Maria is regarded as the worst natural disaster on record in [[Dominica]], and caused catastrophic damage and a major [[humanitarian crisis]] in [[Puerto Rico]]. The third [[List of costliest Atlantic hurricanes|costliest Atlantic hurricane]] to date, it caused catastrophic damage and thousands of fatalities across the northeastern [[Caribbean]], compounding recovery efforts in areas still damaged from [[Hurricane Irma]] just two weeks prior. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/03/hurricane-maria-dominica-recovery |title=Dominica in tatters weeks after Maria: 'We saw everything totally destroyed' |first=Ashifa |last=Kassam |newspaper=The Guardian |date=4 October 2017 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/12/30/puerto-rico-nearly-half-residents-without-power-three-months-after-hurricane-maria/992135001/ |title=Puerto Rico: Nearly half of residents without power three months after Hurricane Maria |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Deutsche Welle |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref> |- | [[Typhoon Mangkhut]] | 15 September 2018 | {{flag|Philippines}} | Typhoon Mangkhut, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong, hits northern [[Luzon]], triggering deadly landslides and killing at least 95 people. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/212481-typhoon-ompong-death-toll-september-21-2018 |title=At least 95 dead due to Typhoon Ompong |work=Rappler |date=21 September 2018 |access-date=21 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/668445/recovered-bodies-from-itogon-landslide-now-23/story/ |title=Recovered bodies from Itogon landslide now 23 |publisher=[[GMA News]] |date=20 September 2018 |access-date=20 September 2018}}</ref> |- | [[Hurricane Michael]] | 7 October 2018 β 16 October 2018 | {{flag|United States}}{{flag|Cuba}} | Hurricane Michael was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the contiguous United States since [[Hurricane Andrew|Andrew]] in 1992. In addition, it was the third-most intense Atlantic hurricane to make landfall in the [[contiguous United States]] in terms of pressure, behind the [[1935 Labor Day hurricane]] and [[Hurricane Camille]] of 1969. It was the first Category 5 hurricane on record to impact the [[Florida Panhandle]], and was the fourth-strongest landfalling hurricane in the contiguous United States, in terms of wind speed. Michael was responsible for 74 deaths. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142018_Michael.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |title=Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Michael |publisher=[[National Hurricane Center]] |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=15 August 2019}}</ref> |- | [[Hurricane Dorian]] | 24 August 2019 β 10 September 2019 | {{flag|The Bahamas}} {{flag|United States}} | Hurricane Dorian was one of the strongest [[Atlantic hurricanes]] in years, and also is tied as the strongest [[landfall]]ing [[Atlantic hurricane]] since the [[1935 Labor Day Hurricane]]. Dorian also became the worst natural disaster in all of the [[Bahamas]]' history, killing over 73 people and causing over US$4.68 billion in damage, with US$3.4 billion of damage in [[The Bahamas]] alone after the storm stalled over [[Grand Bahama]] at incredible [[Category 5 hurricane|Category 5]] intensity. The storm also caused 1.2 billion dollars of damage in the [[United States]] after making landfall near [[Cape Hatteras, North Carolina]]. |<ref>{{cite news |url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-09-08-hurricane-dorian-recap-bahamas-united-states-canada |publisher=The Weather Channel |title=Hurricane Dorian Ravaged the Bahamas and Struck the Southeastern U.S. Coast Before Heading to Atlantic Canada (RECAP) |date=8 September 2019 |access-date=1 January 2020}}</ref> |}
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